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But Larry Vaught said follow Pat Gaffree, he is 100% UK and you love his tweets. So I have been following him and Larry was correct.. Going to be a Great Kid. But... Cause for concern, he tweets alot about girls, normal for an 18 year I know! But if anyone knows him tell him to calm down a little bit. He talks about pimp slaps, and some other things that kinda might give him a black eye. Don't get on me guys, petty yes but some of his post make me go wth!
princeuk21 said...
If Pat Gaffree tweets drive you crazy, then don't bother following other recruits. They will make you shake your head for sure.
This x100.
Pat is a great kid. But he's 18-years-old. No telling what I would have been talking about on twitter when I was 18. They just can't see the big picture.
But you should try following some other 18-year-old athletes. Downright embarrassing.
Ummm, no. I won't even get into the ridiculousness of the abuse of women that permeates popular culture currently.
Imagine you're interviewing this guy for a job in four or five years and this pops up on your background check. Now imagine you're choosing from hundreds of candidates for a position that are all pretty much equally qualified. I can tell you where this guy's application is going- round file.
This post was edited by BlueGhost on 5/22/2012 at 12:07 PM
Not much pop culture is abusive to women these days...90s rap, yeah...not so much anymore although it does exist.
I doubt this tweet of Patricks will come up 6 years from now in a job interview, but if he is interviewing with a bunch of people in the same age group he will fit right in...saying questionable things on the internet is the norm for just about everyone in that range.
I think you are a little off base with reality.
Well...provide examples of pop culture promoting abuse of women...
Provide examples of 17 year olds who have never said anything stupid...
Truth is the 90s rap that was pretty ridiculous with its lyrics has faded out of the current pop culture...and truth is that with social media, you will find 90% of the things young people say to be ridiculous in those outlets. A large portion of the population wont be hired if they hold your standards
There is already clear evidence of people being fired for doing minor things in social media, and a post that seems to promote violence against women isn't something to be taken lightly. Kids have no idea how much they are potentially hurting themselves by purposefully taking away their own privacy.
And you don't have to look far past your almost racist insinuation that it is only rap music that has misogynistic views (and it does) to see that it's everywhere in media and music. Go find your own examples.
He's 18 yes, a kid yes. But in the spotlight now. Freedom of speech but look at the crap Ozzie Gullien said. It's all about what the media wants to do with it. But Pat is a good kid for sure. But still very unaware of the damage that can be caused by the comment. So coaches would pull offers due to misspoken words. Just saying, let's get Pat the word to watch his tweets. Go BBN
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Ok.. I usually don't follow recruits on twitter